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<h2><?=anchor('xa/about', 'who we are');?> | <?=anchor('xa/about/what', "what we're doing");?>  | <strong>what we believe</strong></h2>
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<li>WE BELIEVE... the Bible is God's message to us.<br />
SO WE SEEK... to understand and obey its truth.</li>

<li>WE BELIEVE... there is one God who is three persons.<br />
SO WE YEARN... to know Him in all of His complexity and beauty.</li>

<li>WE BELIEVE... Jesus is fully God and fully human.<br />
SO WE REJOICE... that Christ can be a bridge between us and God.</li>

<li>WE BELIEVE... people, throughout history, have sinned against God.<br />
SO WE ARE... deeply aware that we too are marked by willful disobedience.</li>

<li>WE BELIEVE... God extends forgiveness to us through Christ.<br />
SO WE REPENT.... and rejoice in our forgiveness.</li>

<li>WE BELIEVE... God offers freedom from sin's grasp.<br />
SO WE LIVE... lives that are pleasing to God.</li>

<li>WE BELIEVE... followers of Jesus must be empowered by the Holy Spirit.<br />
SO WE EXPECT... supernatural power in our daily lives.</li>

<li>WE BELIEVE... that God can heal both the body and the heart.<br />
SO WE PRAY... with faith and hope.</li>

<li>WE BELIEVE... the mark of surrender to the Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues.<br />
SO WE PRAY... that God would grant us this supernatural gift.</li>

<li>WE BELIEVE... in the Church.<br />
SO WE LIVE... in this community of faith, inviting others to join us.</li>

<li>WE BELIEVE... God gives leaders as gifts to His Church.<br />
SO WE SERVE... those whom the Lord entrusts to us.</li>

<li>WE BELIEVE... God commands his followers to celebrate communion and baptism.<br />
SO WE PRACTICE... these symbolic actions, reflecting on their significance.</li>

<li>WE BELIEVE... Jesus will return to claim His Church.<br />
SO WE LIVE... in expectancy of his coming.</li>

<li>WE BELIEVE... Christ will one day be seen clearly as King on earth.<br />
SO WE LIVE... as citizens of His Kingdom now.</li>

<li>WE BELIEVE... God is the ultimate Judge.<br />
SO WE LIVE... knowing that our choices will echo through eternity.</li>

<li>WE BELIEVE... we will live with God forever.<br />
SO WE LIVE... with hope regardless of our circumstances.</li>
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